X of the Week

Inside Medicine: Drugs, placebos and perceptions (The Sacramento Bee)

6 Jul 2008

Last week, a reader wrote asking why new drugs seem so much more wonderful than they do after they have been on the market for several years.

In Tomorrow's Paper (EdmontonSun.com)

6 Jul 2008

Cary Castagna talks to Canada's tough-love guru, X-Weighted Paul Plakas in his Lifestyle column. Find last week's Keeping Fit here.

Spaniard wins first stage of Tour de France (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

6 Jul 2008

PLUMELEC, France -- Alejandro Valverde of Spain won the first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday with a ride through flat country, the opening of a three-week race trying to restore its luster after years of doping scandals. ... - By JAMEY KEATEN The Associated Press